Assigjfoe of one-half



(No Model.)

J. H. I-IAVILAND.

CORSET. No. 309,460. Patented Dec. 16, 1884.

Wit messes r FFMEO JOSEPH H. HAVILAND, OE JACKSON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOE OFONEHALF TO GEORGE M. OADY, OF SAME PLACE.

CORSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 309,460, dated December16, 1884.

Application filed April 1, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: The arched hip-binder f supplements the cen-Be it known that I, Josnrn H. IIAYILANID, tcr piece, (2, connects thetwo side stays, and acitizcn of the United States, residing at Jackholdsthe two cuirassshaped portions from son, in the county of Jackson andState of spreading. The usual steels, g, by which the Michigan, haveinvented certain new and use front opening is fastened, are applied asin 5 5 ful Improvements in Corsets, of which the other corsets, and theend of the front curved following is a specification. sidestay,c'",abutsagainst thesaid steel. There- My invention relates to an improved corbythat part of the stay which curves down set, and will be described andthen claimed. and across to the steel 9 serves to keep the 10 Theaccompanying drawings, which illusfabric of the front of the corsetdrawn down, tratc the invention, show in Figure 1 a side or keep itstretched on a line indicated by View of the corset. Fig. 2 is a viewofthe the arrow. Vhen both side stays are conscveral pieces separated,which comprise the sidcred, the one curving to the front and thefeatures of the invention. Fig. 3 is a crossother to the back opening,it maybe said they 1 section of the corded material,showing itsconcomprise a base upon which the remainder struction. of the corsetrests as a superstructure.

The letter A designates the front ofthe cor- Having described myinvent-ion, I claim set, and B the back. The corset is of that anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the class which have sideopenings, O,between the United States- 20 front and back for the hip ofthe wearer. 1. An open-hip corsctha-ving at each side The letter (Zdesignates the center piece at two stays, c, which commence at the topedge each side of the corset between the front and of the corset, andare continuous therefrom to back c, the two side stays, one of whichadthe lowermost part, both of said stays extend joins each side ofthecenter piece, and j" an ing down the center of the side to near the 25arched base-piece below the centerpiece, which hip-opening, from whenceby a gradual curve binds the lower cuirass-shaped portions ofthe theydiverge on opposite sides of said open front and back together. Thecenter piece, d, ing, one to the lowermost part of the front, and sidestays, c, and archedhip-binder f are each the other to the lowermostpart of the back, formed of suitable fabric corded or stiffened as setforth.

0 with any suitable material, as shown in Fig. 2. An open-hip corsethaving at each side 3, where the cords are indicated by the three acenter piece, d, a side stay, 0, adjoining each black dots. The centerpiece, (I, is spread or side of the center piece and continuingtherewidened at its upper and lower ends to assist from, one divergingto the front, and the in giving the requisite spring at those points,other to the back, and an arched hip-binder and the two Side stays, a,commence at the top f below the center piece, and connecting the edge ofthe corset, (denoted by c,) extend down two side stays, as set forth.along each side of the center piece, and at or 3. An open-hip corsethaving at the front near the lower end thcreofdiverge to oppositeopening a steel, extending to the lowermost sides of ihe hip-opening,one curving to the part, and provided with a side stay, 0, which 0front, as at c", and the other to the back, as commences at the top edgeof the corset and at c". It will be noticed the two stays divergecontinues by a gradual curve to the lowerfrom each other by a gradualcurve. Thus most part of the front opening, and has its the side staysare continuous from the top end abutted against the said steel, as setforth. edge to the lowermost part of the front and In testimony whereoflmy signature in back opening. By this construction, while presence oftwo witnesses.

the hip is disclosed, the continuous diver ing i r, T

curved staysadapt the opening between the JOSEPH ILALD' lowercuirass-shaped front and back portions Vitnesses:

to conform to the hip and body of the wearer, L. O. Bnnnnn,

50 and allow unconstrained action of the hip. CHAS. A. BARRY.

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